Book chapter
20 - HERDSA TATAL tales: Reflecting on academic growth as a Community for Practice
Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the post-COVID World, pp.269-281
Chandos Publishing
2022
Abstract
This chapter tells the story of 13 higher education (HE) practitioners (academics and academic developers) from 10 universities across Australia and New Zealand leveraging the COVID-19 disruption as a ‘disorienting dilemma’ that precipitated transformation from a Community of Practice (CoP) to a Community for Practice (CfP). The aim is to show how the group commenced as a CoP to ‘Talk About Teaching and Learning’ (TATAL) and support one another towards HE fellowships, and grew into a CfP that supports holistic growth that benefits each member based on their specific contexts, needs, and goals. With reflections woven throughout as evidence of transformation, the purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how an interdisciplinary, multiuniversity group has created and nurtured a sustainable CfP. Experiential learning and reflective practice models, which are underpinned by considerations of action research and collaborative autoethnography, support and account for insights into the transformative changes.
Details
- Title
- 20 - HERDSA TATAL tales: Reflecting on academic growth as a Community for Practice
- Authors
- Jennifer Scott (Author) - Massey UniversityJosephine Pryce (Author) - James Cook UniversityMarie Fisher (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityNicole Reinke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyRachelle Singleton (Author) - University of AucklandAngela Tsai (Author) - University of AucklandDongmei Li (Author) - University of MelbourneAnn Parkinson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyRajaraman Eri (Author) - University of TasmaniaSuzanne Reid (Author) - University of AucklandMary-Ann Shuker (Author) - Griffith University
- Contributors
- Upasana Gitanjali Singh (Editor) - University of KwaZulu-NatalChenicheri Sid Nair (Editor)Craig Blewett (Editor) - University of KwaZulu-NatalTimothy Shea (Editor) - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Publication details
- Academic Voices: A Conversation on New Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the post-COVID World, pp.269-281
- Publisher
- Chandos Publishing
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-323-91185-6.00007-0; 10.1016/C2020-0-04518-4
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Biomedicine
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99629438702621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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